Klamath Falls Churches Observe
Lent With Traditional Services
The opening of the Lenten sea -
son was observed by several local
churches on Wednesday, and spo-
cial services will continue to mark
the traditional penitential period
until Easter Sunday, April 14.
The spring fast of the Christian
Church u concerned with the vol
untary act of self-denial of act
tain foods as a spiritual disci
pline, observed in preparation for
Easter by members of ths Greek,
Roman, and Anglican Churches.
In its present form. Lent dates
from the 9th century.
The original fast of spring
which preceded Easter was
of 40 hours' duration, denoting
the number of.,bv.'r. wrifr-h in
tervened between the dtath and
the resurrection of Christ. Addi
tional days were later added, and
the number still varies with dif
ferent world religious groups.
In the Western church, Uie 40
week days extending from Ash
Wednesday to Easter are signi
fied by fasting and penitence to
commemorate Christ's fasting in
the wilderness. The full period
Is marked by 46 calendar days
in the Western church and 56
calendar days In the Eastern
church.
The first day of Lent, Ash Wed
nesday, was named from the
ceremonial use of ashes as
symbol of penitence in Hie an
cient Roman Catholic service held
on that day. The present custom
in the church is to burn the palms
used in the ceremonial of the
previous Palm Sunday. After a
prayer, the priest dips his thumb
in the ashes and marks the sign
of the cross on the forehead of
the kneeling parishioners.
Of the Reformed churches, the
Anglican Church and the Protes
tant Episcopal Church in the Unit
ed States have established the
tradition of observing the begin-!
ning of Lent with a service ofl
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Religion No
LENTEN LIFELINES
By ItALPH W. LOEW, D.D.
Written for
Newspaper Enterprise Assn.
' Religion is no asbestos to pro
tect a person from the heats and
passions of the world. In fact,
It's Uie opposite. It thrusts you
Into situations you never guessed
you d meet.
For Instance, Uicre is a group
of fishermen who want nothing
more than a good haul of fish. A
year later they're out on Uie rim
of their world talking about Uie
meaning of God's love for human
beings. There wasn't much protec
tion in that.
. Or there is a scholar named Saul
who becomes so involved that he
ven changes his name to Paul
and beats a journey into foreign
places, until he's murdered in
Rome.
;.The list grows long. These and
countless others began because
they saw come meaning to a
cross and it became a lifeline
for Uiem.
Most of us have thought of a
religious faith as a protection
from danger. Some of us have
thought of It as something we
must protect. The peace of Christ
is not something we protect, but
that which protects us. Religion
is not a fallout shelter; the life
line of Lent is that tho goals of
life are a risk and worth a risk.
That's what a great theologian
meant when he expressed these
thoughts:
" If we desire something because
of the pleasure we may get out
of it, wo may get pleasure but
we shall not have joy.
If we search for something In
order to avoid pain, we may es
cape pain but we shall not avoid
sorrow.
If we try to use someone to pro
tect us from pain, he may pro
tect us from pain but he cannot
save us from agony.
It is a lifeline of Lent Uiat we
may not be saved from pain,
but we are saved for a new mean
ing of life. We may avoid the
meaningless. We may not be
spared difficulty, but we will es
cae boredom.
After all, every man has to live
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communion and penitential pray
ers.
Although many Protestant
churches do not emphasize a pe
riod of fasting or recognize tra
ditional customs, increasing num
bers in recent times have initiated
special services of prayer, medi
tation, or instruction to com-1
memorate the Lenten season.
CATHOLIC CHURCH
The Lenten observances at
Sacred Heart Catholic Church and
St. Pius X Catholic Church beganjance in "With Christ on the Road
Ash Wednesday with the blessing
and distribution of the ashes.
Early morning masses will
continue daily through the Lenten
wawn at 6:30 and 9 a.m. at St
Pius X. A special mass will also
be offered at 5:30 p.m. each Mon
day, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sat
urday evening. On Wednesday and
Friday evenings, Lenten Devo
votions will be held at 7:30 p.m.
The services will be conducted
by Rev. George Murphy, Rev.
David Hazen, Rev. Michael Rcil-
ly, and Rev. Eugene Van Beve-
ren.
Sacred Heart will have Lenten
devotions each Wednesday and
Friday evening at 7:30 p.m. dur
ing Lent. Mscr. T. P. Casey, Rev.
Austin Cribbin, and Rev. Charles
Grant will officiate.
Mass will be offered at 11:30,
a.m. daily through the Lenten pe
riod at the Kingsley Field Chap
el, with Rev. George Murphy of
ficiating.
METHODIST CHURCn
Holy Communion and a special
service opened uie IXJnlcn ob
servance of the First Methodist
Church on Ash Wednesday, and
12-hour prayer vigil in recog
nition of the season is being con
ducted today, March 1.
Rev. Ralph Richardson, pas-;
tor, said members of the congre
gation, in their homes or in the
'church, will read scriptures, med-l
HERALD AND
Protection
for something. He chooses certain
goals and finds these taking over
his lime, his energy and his re-
sources. He can't think rationally
about these goals and that cross
on a hillside without asking some
Important questions.
Am I sacrificing too much for
security?
Is life worth uie candle?
What do I discover in these days
that lifts Uie values of mankind?
The cross of Christ Is not an
event of history to be ' remem
bered; it is a relationship to the
reality of my own days. It has
meaning for my own existence.
Either we discover this challenge
that shoves us Into the reality of
our own situation, or our religion
is a museum instead of a power
house.
A few years ago a very distin
guished Buddhist monk and I sat
across from each other discussing
Uie problems confronting the thou
sands of men and women who
were jamming Uie streets of Ja
pan in Uie race for success. In his
own wise way he said, "You know,
we must ask the right questions."
Perhaps Uiat s why many people
have not discovered the full
meaning of Lent. Jesus died on a
cross because his sense of God's
presence was not a fallout shelter.
It pushed luin into the midst of
Uiat situation. For him, there was
no way to avoid this cup of an
guish. Yet, he could die with the
sense of triumph and send mil
lions Into Uie world with a now
sense of the meaning of life.
This Is our first lifeline-. The
witness of the New Testament is
no insulation from danger. It
Uirusts a man into Uie midst of
life, certain that the knowledge of
God's living presence is the inner
peace that protects every time.
"A mighty fortress is our God,
a bulwark never failing. . . ."
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An English commercial firm
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Lesson-Sermon Subject, March 3, 1963
"CHRIST JESUS"
Golden Ttiti John 14:6. I am tha way, tha truth, and tha
litoi no man contain unto tha Father, bur by ma.
Nurtory facllltioi v.tlobl. duHnf church i.rrlc.t
itale. and offer prayers for
world peace and strengthening!
of the churches in Klamath Falls
Beginning at 6 a.m. and con
cluding at 6 p.m., the prayer
vigil is under the direction of
Mrs. Ella Dickinson.
LLTIIKRAN CHURCH
Mid-week family services began
Thursday evening at Zion Luther-
Church and will continu.
Thursday during Lent at 7:30 p.m.
The theme of the Lenten observ-
of Redemption
Each service will feature a hap
pening in the history of the suf
fering, death, and resurrection,
of Christ. The first service was
entitled "In the Upper Room"
and the others include: "The
Agony in the Garden." March
7; "The Betrayal," March 14;
Peter's Denial," March 21; "Je
sus Before Pontius Pilate," March
28; and "The Crucifixion, April
4.
The services will culminate in
Holy Week with Uie Palm Sun
day, Maundy Thursday, .Good
Friday, and Easter services,
Singing of hymns, an object
talk for children, a question and
answer period, and a meditation
on the important events on the
road of redemption will be in-
eluded in each service. An in
formal fellowship period follow
ing each Lenten service will be
arranged by the Zion Waltherl
Leaguers.
EPISCOPAL CHURCH
The Lenten season will be ob
served with special services each
Thursday morning at St. Paul's
Episcopal Church. They will be
conducted by Rev. Robert L.
Green, rector.
Holy Communion will be cele
brated at 7 a.m. and 10 a.m.
The 10 a.m. service will also In
clude the reading of the Liiany
and a short meditation.
NEWS, Klamath Falls. Ore.
Calvary Baptist Minister
Governs Ranch For Boys
Church HTK with cut Ranch
Rev. Ferris Winn, minister of
the Calvary Baptist Church, was
recently selected by the trustees
of the Bailie Memorial Boys
Ranch to serve as ranch super
intendent. Located near Pasco,
Wash., tho ranch is a home fori
orphaned boys and boys who arel
unable to live with their parents.
Rev. Winn left Klamath Falls
with his family on Feb. 13 to
assume the new position. Expe
rienced in this type of work, he
served in a similar capacity in
Utah, prior to his two and a half
year ministry at Calvary Baptist.
Now In the development stage
the ranch will consist of five units,
with a total of 600 acres of land.
Title to each of the units will be
held by the Boys' Ranch; Baptist
General Convention of Oregon-
Washington; Northwest Baptist
Foundation; Evergreen Associa
tion; and the Columbia Basin
Association.
No group is allowed to hold title
to more than one unit, and under
lease agreements all five will be
upended by the Bailie Memorial
Ranch.
Construction on the first of five
cottages, housing 12 boys and
the house parents, will begin in
Old Steeple
Gets Repair
LAKEVIF.W - Renovation of1
the Steeple on St. Patrick's
CaUiolic Church in Lakeview was
recently coincided with the in
stallation of new shingles, neces
sary painting, and a stainless
steel cross, four and a half feet
high.
Rev. John Phelan, pastor,
said Uie parish was fortunate to
secure the services of . r.. Stan
cliff, one of the nine registered
steeplejacks in the I'nited States,
to do Uie work. At the time.
Stancliff was visiting relatives
in the county.
The steeple, which is approx
imately "5 feet high, had not
been repaired or renovated since
the church was built in 1912.
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PARSONAGE PAYMENT Rev. E. J. Aschenbrenner, left, presents a $2,500 check
to Dr. Robert Kerwood, center, to pay for the new Chiloquin Methodist Church per
sonage. The presentation was made at a recent meeting of the District Church Exten
sion Society of the Methodist Church in Klamath Falls. Witnessing the memorable
event are, from left, Mrs. Heglund, Rev, Herley Zeller, Mrs. Fogg, end Rev. Albert
Place, ell of Chiloquin. .
Methodist Organizations Finance
New Chiloquin Church
A check for $2,500, presented
to the Chiloquin Methodist Church
by the Oregon Conference of
Methodist Churches and the Dis
trict Church Extension Society,
highlighted a district meeting
held in the First Methodist
Church of Klamath Falls on Feb.
25.
The grant will be used to pay
for the new parsonage of the
Chiloquin Church and culminates
promise of district financial
aid made when the structure was
proposed. Rev. E. J. Aschenbren
ner of Eugene, district superin
tendent, presented the check toj
Friday, March 1, 1963
the spring. Future development
of cottages and other facilities will
be financed by contributions from
Baptist organizations and inter
ested individuals.
The ranch, planned as a live-
REV. FERRIS WINN
stock operation, now owns 10 head
of cattle. Additional livestock has
licen committed from various
sources for delivery early this
summer.
There are presently more than
300 acres in cultivation, 200 of
which are under irrigation. Nine
ty acres have been sown in Gains
wheat, a high yield strain, to
provide ample feed for the cattle
:im! a good supply for sale this
year.
DIRECTOR AI'POINTK.n
ANDERSON, Ind. Tom A
Smith, Portland, has been appoint
ed to direct the third World Work
Camp of the Church of God Youth
Fellowship near Beirut, Lebanon,
in August. Director of student per
sonnel at Portland's Warner Pa
cific College, Smith will lead a
group of volunteer youth workers
from several countries in devel
oping a camp and conlerence
grounds In Uie mountains for
Church of God )o.ith in the Near
East.
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Dr. Robert Kerwood, a member
of the Chiloquin delegation.
Mrs. Darlena Wolff of Chilo
quin was elected district secretary
and Dr. Kerwood was elected
chairman at the meeting attend
ed by representatives from five
Methodist churches in the Klam
ath Falls, Chiloquin, Fort Klam
ath and Lakeview areas.
Lakeview was represented by
Rev. Les Boulden and Miss Car
roll, delegate; Chiloquin, Rev. Al
bert Place, Rev. Harley Zeller,
and Dr. Kerwood, delegate; Fort
Klamath, Rev. Place; and Klam-i
ath Falls, Glenn Johivk. Wilbur
Womer, and Rev. Ralph Rich
ardson. During Uie business session, the
delegation voted to encourage
laymen in the Klamath Subdistnct
Church Extension Society area to
become members of the $10
club. This club, annually on call
by the district superintendent and
the executive committee of the
Eugene District Church Extension
Society, may ask each member
Talks Slated
By Educator
DUNSMUIR - Methodist Wom
en from churches in Siskiyou and
Shasta counties will hear Miss
Dorothy Barnette of Washington
D. C, a Christian educator, at
a district meeting in the Metho
dist Church of Dusnmuir
Thursday, March 7.
The Dunsmuir Women's Society
for Christian Service will host
the all-day meeting.
Miss Barnette is slated to speak
at the morning session. Her topic
will be concerned with leader
ship training and WSCS work in
the Hawaiian Islands, Korea, and
Japan. Luncheon will be served
by the local WSCS membership,
and child care will be provided.
Hie work of church women in
the Pacific countries will also be
discussed by Miss Barnette at an
evening meeting at the Mount
Shasta Methodist Church on Wed
nesday, March 6.
Church Station
Sets Operation
CHATHAM, N. J. (CNB) -
Trans World Radio will place the
world s most powerful Protestant
radio station in full broadcast
operation Oct. 1 on the island of
Curacao, according to an an
nouncenient made here, by Dr.
Paul E. Freed, TWR founder and
president. The island lies approx
imately 20 miles off the coast of
Venezuela.
Trans World Radio was found
ed in 1952 by Dr. Freed as a non
profit Protestant evangelical or
ganizaUon with international head
quarters in Chatham, N.J. Dr
Freed said that in addition to the
short-wave and standard-wave
broadcast facilities to be installed
on Curacao at a cost of $1,000,000.
plans call for construcUon and
operation of FM and TV stations.
Television channel 2 in Curacao
has been assigned to Trans World
Radio.
The Mai-.Mitlan arctic expedi
tion of 1923 marked the first ex
tensive use of aircraft in polar
exploratin.
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for $10 to be used to purchase
sites, establish churches, or ex
tend Uie ministry of established
churches in a missionary way,
The Subdistricts of Umpqua,
Rogue River, Lane and Coos
Bay had previously taken similar!
action, and the decision of Uie
Klamath Falls Subdistrict made
the proposal to promote the $10
year memberships unanimous.
The delegation also voted to
support the purchase of a par
sonage for Asbary Methodist
Church in Eugene as a project
for the 1963-64 church year.
Rev. Aschenbrenner reported to
Uie group on the District Church
Extension Activities5 for 1963. The
projects included improvements
and emergency repairs to the
parsonage at Yoncalla, parsonage
improvement in Gardner, acquisi
tion of 314 acres in downtown
Reedsport, and the payment of
the $2,500 to the Chiloquin church.
Following Uie meeting, refresh
ments were served by the host
church, First Methodist.
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Kingsley Field Choir Plans
The Kingsley Field Protestant
Chapel Choir has been invitea to
present a special musical pro
gram at Uie Sunday evening serv
ice of the Stewart - Lenox Bap
tist Church. Douelas and Em
erald streets, on March 3.
Directed by CapL Waddell P.
Williams, the choir's selecUons
will feature anthems of adora
tion and praise, including "Search
Me O'Lord." "Thy Word Is
Light Unto My Feet," "God So
Loved the World." "The Lord
Is My Light," "Open the Gates
of the Temple," and "Sacred
Head Now Wounded."
Membership
Shows Gain
NEW YORK (AP)-Total mem
bership in American churches and
synagogues increased 1.6 million
last year, but the gain of 1.4
per cent did not keep pace with
the nation's population growth of
an estimated 1.6 per cent.
As reported by the 1963 Year
book of American Churches, Uie
percentage of church-synagogue
members among the nation's pop
ulation dropped in a year's time
from 63.6 per cent to 63.4 per
cent. This was the first propor
tionatge decline in nearly 100
years, the yearbook said.
The new count showed total
membership at 116,109,929, com
pared to 114,449,217 the year be
fore. Protestants numbered 64,434,-
966 of the total, Roman Catholics
42,676,665, and Jews, 5,365,000.
For Uie two largest groups, Prot
estants showed a gain of 766.131
or 1.2 per cent, and Roman Catho
lics a gain of 771,765, or 1.9 per
cent, compared with 1961 church
memberships. However, each body
registered a .2 per cent decline in
relation to the increased popula
tion. Its population of about 55,000
was one-fourth slaves when Ark
ansas was admitted to the Union
in 1836.
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